Company that sent fake Biden robocalls in New Hampshire agrees to 1m fine

A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic Joe Biden's voice agreed on Wednesday to pay a 1m fine and bolster its caller identification and authentication features, US regulators said. Lingo Telecom, the voice service provider that transmitted the robocalls, agreed to the settlement to resolve enforcement action taken by the Federal Communications Commission, which had initially sought a 2m fine. Meanwhile Steve Kramer, a political consultant who orchestrated the calls, still faces a proposed 6m FCC fine as well as state criminal charges. The case is seen by many as an unsettling early example of how AI might be used to influence groups of voters and democracy as a whole. The phone messages were sent to thousands of New Hampshire voters on 21 January.